Pious (novel)

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Pious (novel)
Attribution Information
Authors	Mark Barber
Chronology
Timeline	3865
Characters	Charn Ferrus Gregori Corbes Jaymes Ellias Walt Ganto Thaddeus Just
Followed by	Through Thick and Thin
Publication Information
Publisher	Zmok Books
Media type	Digital Paperback
Pages	320 pages
Publication date	October 21, 2020
ISBN	9781950423507

Pious is a story based on the game from Mantic called Armada featuring sea battles in a fantasy world called Pannithor.

Takes place six months before the novel Steps to Deliverance

About

Lieutenant Jaymes Ellias is ready to leave the Basilean Navy. A career spent in coastal defence and administrative positions has left him dejected and resentful, and he has a plan for life outside the military. But when he is suddenly sent to the ship’s company of the HW Pious, an elohi-class frigate, he is propelled into action under the command of the harsh, sardonic Captain Charn Ferrus.

Captain Ferrus and his squadron are assigned in pirate hunting duties in the sun-drenched Infant Sea for the Basilean Navy combating the increasingly aggressive exploits of the self-styled orc admiral, Ghurak.

Fighting alongside Jaymes are Karnon Senne, a newly appointed Basilean marine captain experienced in warfare on land, and Caithlin Viconti, a privateer captain whose expert knowledge of sailing does not match her inexperience in warfare.

Jaymes and the crew of the Pious must brave deadly orc warships and their violent pirate crews across the idyllic, green seas of the Infant Sea and the sandy island chains south of the Basilean mainland to put a stop to the brutal, deadly fleet of Ghurak.

Characters

Basilean Armada

• Admiral Sir Jerias Pattia
• Vice Admiral Horton
• Dictator Septim Paulus
• Captain Norre Vistus (Died at the Battle of Chy Bay)

Dictator-class

• Ark Dominion

Elohi-class

• Batch one
  • Devout
  • Veneration
    • Captain Marcellus Dio (Captain)
    • 5^th Maritime Legion of Foot
      • Captain Berso (Commander of the Veneration marine detachment,has a wife)
  • Vigil
    • Captain Alain Stryfus (Captain)
    • Lieutenant Tobias Blake (transferred to the Pious)

• Batch two
  • Pious
    • Captain Charn Ferrus (Captain)
    • Lieuteant Jaymes Ellias
    • Lieuteant Walt Ganto
    • Lieuteant Gregori Corbes
    • Lieuteant Kaeso Innes
    • Warrent Officer Thaddeus Just (Sailing Master)
    • Francis Turnio (Midshipsman)
    • Samus (Captain’s steward)
    • Iain Kennus (Surgeon)
    • Artimio (Purser)
    • Pannus (Ship’s Gunner)
    • Dernis
    • 5^th Maritime Legion of Foot
      • Captain Karnon Senne (Company Commander)
        • Sabine (mentioned)
      • Sergeant Porphio Aeli
      • Sergeant Castus Erria
  • Virtuous

Sloop Squadron

• Heaven's Tearer

Unknown-class

• Faithful (not Elohi-class)
• Sprinter

Mentioned

Orc Armada

Smasher-class

• Devourer
  • Admrul Urugag
• Green Hammer
  • Orcs
    • Admrul Ghurak
    • Irukk
    • Shargol
  • Goblins
    • Ratchit

Blood Runner-class

• Driller
  • Captin Kroock
  • Turug (FIrst Mate, killed by Ghurak)
• Wave Rammer
  • Captin Drethug
• Blood Skull
  • Captin Drika

Kingdoms of Men Armada

• Martolian Queen
  • Viconti Shipping Company
    • Caithlin Viconti (Captain)
    • First Mate X'And
    • Obtess
    • Ghen (one of the newer sailors)
    • Torrin (an experienced top man)
    • South Mantica Trading Company
      • Owynne
• Blue Albatross
• Wave Explorer
• Red Skull

• Capital Mining Company
  • Captain Vell (contracted by)

Pirate

• Captain ‘Red’ Gallo
• Captain Cerri Denayo (human pirate captain)

Thatraskos Residents

• Kassia Rhil (Harbourmaster, old woman)
• Morgan (mentioned)

Locations

Basilean

• Keretia
  • Thatraskos
    • Sunsest Inn
    • The Palm Spring
    • The Bay View (mentioned)
  • Star Point (Southwest corner of Keretia)
• Kios

Pirate

• Axe Island
  • The Ankorage (small town, orcs and goblins)
• Vanata
  • Red Skull (town)
    • Final Grapeshot (Tavern)

• Claw (mentioned)
• Mos-Luxa (mentioned)

Other

• Lake Gehr
• Eleccian Isles
  • Baudethra
    • Antegia Keys

Gallery

• File:Mantic-armada-feat-1400x700.jpg

External Links

• Pious Digital Edition - https://www.manticgames.com/fiction/tales-of-pannithor/pious/
• Pious Paperback Edition - https://www.whpsupplyroom.com/fantasy/p/tales-of-pannithor-pious-1#gsc.tab=0

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